Jim Amato
14 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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WHY DUR?N WOULD HAVE GOT PAST PACMAN
With all due credit, Manny Pacquiao is on top of today's boxing world. He is the "Man". His destruction of Oscar De La Hoya drove the "Golden Boy" into retirement and put…
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WHY DUR?N WOULD HAVE DEFEATED PACMAN
With all due credit, Manny Pacquiao is on top of today's boxing world. He is the "Man". His destruction of Oscar De La Hoya drove the "Golden Boy" into retirement and put…
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THE PRICE OF PAIN
In many sports a participant is subject to pain. It goes with the territory. The nature of the beast so to speak. To me there can be no greater obvious damage to…
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“THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH” ANDY GANIGAN
Although he was one of the most dangerous lightweights of his era. Andrew Ganigan of Hawaii was not blessed with the best of chins. His live by the sword, die by the…
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MANNY WAS IN NEED OF OSCAR’S GREED
Years ago I worked with an older gentleman who always said, " Don't worry about it. It will all come out in wash " Well after much haggling and reams of print…
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SOME THOUGHTS ON DE LA HOYA VS PACQUIAO
I just watched Pacquiao - David Diaz again. Here are some thoughts... Pac looked great. He really busted Diaz up and then put over the finisher in round nine. Now reality... Diaz…
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FLASHBACK: BERT NABALATAN
This native of the Philippines did a lot of his fighting in Hawaii where he was a popular draw. He began his professional career in 1971 and won his first eight contests.…
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PACQUIAO vs DIAZ: ARE MANY SCRIBES AND FANS PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE?
The eyes of the boxing world will be focused on Manny Pacquiao next Saturday in his quest to win the lightweight title. To some, Manny winning this fight and a piece of…
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ERBITO SALAVARRIA: THE PHILIPPINES’ FORGOTTEN CHAMPION
The Philippines have been getting a lot of boxing press lately through the success of favorite son Manny Pacquiao and deservedly so. The Philippines have produced many great fighters like Flash Elorde…
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BEN VILLAFLOR WAS THE MANNY PACQUIAO OF HIS TIME
Ben Villflor. He was a buzzsaw southpaw out of the Philippines who made his mark in the early seventies. He was a boy wonder who could punch like hell. That power would…
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Boxing: The Rite Of Passage
"Out with the old, in with the new ". How many times have we heard that phrase in our lifetimes ? Or " the young eat the old " ? The aging…
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BARRERA – MARQUEZ: THIS COULD BE A CLASSIC!
This coming Saturday on HBO/PPV, Marco Antonio Barrera will put his WBC Super Featherweight title on the line against former featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. This pairing has all the ingredients for…
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2006…Let the Fireworks Begin
Last weekend's upset wins by Carlos Baldomir over Zab Judah and O'Neil Bell over Jean Marc Mormeck just got me warmed up. This could be a VERY good year for boxing fans,…
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Will The Morales Magic Curse Pacquiao?
The day the bout between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao was announced I just felt that Erik was going to come out on top. Why ? At that time I'm not sure.…
